"It was still unclear where specifically the Trump administration would send the troops who reported to an army training site south-west of Chicago, which was laden with extra fencing and tarps put up to block the public's view of the facility late on Wednesday evening. As they arrived this week, trucks marked Emergency Disaster Services pulled in and out, dropping off portable toilets and other supplies."
"The president repeatedly has described Chicago in hostile terms, calling it a hell hole of crime, although police statistics show significant drops in most crimes, including homicides. A judge will also have a role in determining how many boots are on the streets: there's a court hearing on Thursday on a request by Illinois and Chicago to declare the guard deployment illegal."
Hundreds of National Guard troops remained near Chicago while a judge weighed a request to stop their deployment tied to immigration enforcement. It was unclear where troops would be deployed after reporting to a fenced army training site southwest of the city where trailers, portable toilets and tarps were arranged. Illinois governor JB Pritzker said the federal government did not communicate troop movements. US Northern Command said roughly 500 soldiers—200 from Texas and 300 from Illinois—were mobilized for an initial 60 days as a federal protection mission. The deployment followed presidential threats of a crackdown based on unsubstantiated claims that Democratic-run big cities are overwhelmed with crime. A court hearing will determine the deployment's legality.
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